Do Your Best

An important feature of the Scout Promise is the phrase "do my best", which is also the Cub Motto.

Baden-Powell did not set an ideal so high that it might be beyond the young person's (or the adult's) ability. However, training in this is progressive, as in other Scouting aspects. With good example and tradition behind them, we expect a better "best" as the Scout grows older. We expect a higher standard from the Scout than from the Cub, a higher standard still from the holder of a Springbok badge than from a Scout who has only recently been invested, etc. to the really high example expected from the Scouter. Provision is made in the requirements for each Advancement Badge that the Cub or Scout must show that their understanding of the Cub or Scout Law has progressed in keeping with their age.